Bell Reviews Penn State Visit

Greg Pickel

06/08/2012

New Jersey linebacker Brandon Bell headed back to Penn State Thursday. Get a recap of his Happy Valley visit experience here.

Brandon Bell arrived to University Park a little late for his unofficial visit to Penn State Thursday. But that didn't stop the Oak Crest High (Mays Landing, N.J.) middle linebacker from enjoying his visit.

We got in a little late and missed some stuff Coach [Ron] Vanderlinden had scheduled, but we still got to cover a lot of stuff, Bell said.

We took a visit around the Lasch Building, as well as the equipment room and indoor facilities, and then we got to go out on [the field at] Beaver Stadium, which was the first time for my mom, so that was cool, Bell added.

While his mother enjoyed getting to see the different sights on campus, Bell himself enjoyed the recently finished weight room most.

The last time I was here, the weight room was being re-done and they were moving things in and out, but they showed me pictures of what it was going to look like. Today, I saw the full effect, Bell said. I saw guys working out in there, too, and that stuck out to me, because the guys in the weight room were having fun while working hard.

The junior prospect also got to chat briefly with head coach Bill O'Brien, though most of the visit -- which also included a tour of the campus -- was conducted by Vanderlinden.

We took a tour of the campus and I saw a lot of it, and it pretty much lived up to what I expected it to be, Bell noted. I mean, there weren't many people there because of summer courses, but it was still nice.

And even though he's still not ready to make a decision, Bell said the Nittany Lions moved up after Thursday's visit.

They certainly moved up, it was a good visit, and I felt good about the whole visit, Bell said. I plan on going to Rutgers on Monday, but the pressure is going to start cooking up after a week or so. I haven't decided yet when I'm going to make a decision, it's definitely ticking down, and I think it's going to be soon.